Caribbean Vulnerable Communities
4 Upper Musgrave Avenue, Kingston10, Jamaica W.I.
Tel/Fax: +1 876 978 9482
Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) is a coalition of community leaders and non-governmental agencies that are advocates and service providers working to remove barriers of stigma and discrimination and to reduce the prevalence of HIV among the key populations vulnerable to HIV infection who lack the social and legal protection afforded to other members of society.
The CVC membership includes the Sex Worker Association of Jamaica (SWAJ), the Guyana Sex Worker Association and the Caribbean Sex Workers Coalition. Members of the CVC Board also sit on the governing body of the Caribbean Sex Work Coalition. CVC supports capacity building and advocacy efforts to impact national and regional HIV and health policy and programmes using a human rights approach.
CVC provides support to regional advocacy for stigma free services, social protection of vulnerable groups including removal of legislative barriers to HIV and for appropriate health treatment and care. CVC advocates for countries to provide a legal framework for equal access to justice, policies that clearly adhere to equal treatment in services, and provide citizens (service providers, policymakers and communities) with information on rights and responsibilities so that persons understand risks and have the ability to make informed choices.
CVC provides support to regional advocacy for stigma free services, social protection of vulnerable groups including removal of legislative barriers to HIV and for appropriate health treatment and care. CVC advocates for countries to provide a legal framework for equal access to justice, policies that clearly adhere to equal treatment in services, and provide citizens (service providers, policymakers and communities) with information on rights and responsibilities so that persons understand risks and have the ability to make informed choices.